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WAGS 4 Kids Training and placing Mobility Service and Autism Spectrum Service Dogs for children with disabilities in Northeast Ohio. Your 2015 CLE Scene Best Charity!

Sometimes the most useful part of behavior correction is not stopping the reaction.It’s figuring out where it starts.Our...
09/21/2026

Sometimes the most useful part of behavior correction is not stopping the reaction.

It’s figuring out where it starts.

Our latest blog looks at triggers, thresholds, positive reinforcement, and why “yes, and” turns out to be a pretty good training philosophy.

Yes, And is live now.
www.wags4kids.org/blog/yes-and

End-of-week photo dump!It’s been an eventful one around here.Cheyenne came out for her final health check before matchin...
09/18/2026

End-of-week photo dump!

It’s been an eventful one around here.
Cheyenne came out for her final health check before matching. Frankie saw the doctor too 🥲. And Jimmy and Lacey are both safely recovering from their snips.

Jimmy, however, is currently afraid of either the cone or his own shadow. We have not yet determined which. 😂

Everybody is doing well, everybody is getting spoiled, and we have plenty more updates coming from our cuties in cones and beyond.

Happy Friday from W.A.G.S. 4 Kids! 🐾

Frankie is officially changing careers.Our handsome chocolate Lab was recently diagnosed with elbow arthritis, which mea...
09/15/2026

Frankie is officially changing careers.

Our handsome chocolate Lab was recently diagnosed with elbow arthritis, which means a future as a working service dog is no longer the right path for him.

What it does not change: Frankie is still Frankie. Happy. Handsome. Ridiculously lovable. And very ready to be somebody’s dog.

He’s neutered, seriously well trained and, frankly, you could almost call him Batman.

Applications are coming soon. Interested? DM us or email [email protected]

25 years.Today we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the families forever changed, and the extraordinary cou...
09/11/2026

25 years.

Today we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the families forever changed, and the extraordinary courage shown in the hours, days and years that followed.

Some days are simply for remembering.

Back to school with a service dog is a little more complicated than putting on a vest and walking through the front door...
09/04/2026

Back to school with a service dog is a little more complicated than putting on a vest and walking through the front doors.

There’s the child. The dog. The family. Teachers. Administrators. Classmates. Transportation. Lunchrooms. Fire drills. Field trips. Substitute teachers — and about 400 other things that happen during a school day without anyone thinking twice about them.

For a service dog team, all of those pieces matter.

As we kick off National Service Dog Month, we put together a guide for families, teachers, peers and administrators about what successful school access can actually look like — and the role each of us plays in making it work.

Because the goal isn’t simply getting a dog through the door.

It’s giving a child greater access to their own life.

Read: Back to School With a Serve Dog: What Families, Teachers, Peers and Administrators Should Know
Https://www.wags4kids.org/blog/back-to-school-42ba4a91-660c-4791-8732-edc12de588fd

Meet Xavier. 💚Xavier is four years old, curious, active, and ready to take on the world with a little more safety and su...
07/31/2026

Meet Xavier. 💚

Xavier is four years old, curious, active, and ready to take on the world with a little more safety and support by his side.

His family is working toward a specially trained W.A.G.S. service dog to help support safety, regulation, transitions, and greater independence in everyday life.

Today, Xavier’s story is officially live. Take a moment to meet him, share his page, and help us welcome one more child into the W.A.G.S. 4 Kids family.

🔗 wags4kids.org/blog/meet-xavier

If you're looking for something to do this afternoon, come find us at the North Royalton Pet Carnival! 🐾I'll be there wi...
07/26/2026

If you're looking for something to do this afternoon, come find us at the North Royalton Pet Carnival! 🐾

I'll be there with Hero (who has never met a stranger and is accepting compliments all afternoon 😂), talking service dogs, meeting new friends, and soaking up a pretty great community event.

Bring the kids. Bring your pup. Grab some CLE Cookie Dough, check out the raffle baskets, visit the 4-H petting area, watch the Police K-9 demonstrations, and spend a few hours outside with some really good people.

📍 North Royalton Green
🕐 1:00–4:00 PM

Stop by and say hi—I always love putting faces to names. Hope to see you there! 💚🐶

This week, we have spent a lot of time celebrating Disability Pride—and we could not let Service Dog Awareness Week clos...
07/24/2026

This week, we have spent a lot of time celebrating Disability Pride—and we could not let Service Dog Awareness Week close without recognizing the partnerships at the heart of our work.

A service dog is not simply a pet in a vest. They are carefully selected and trained to support specific needs like safety, regulation, confidence, routine, and independence.

But the real work is not only found in public.

It is in the quiet moments at home. On the floor. At bedtime. During transitions. Beside a child who needs support, connection, or simply someone steady nearby.

From puppies just beginning their training to partnerships like Matthew and Ricky, every step matters.

This is what all that learning is for.

Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder did not become extraordinary musicians “despite” being blind.They became extraordinary mus...
07/23/2026

Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder did not become extraordinary musicians “despite” being blind.

They became extraordinary musicians because they were talented, disciplined, innovative artists who changed the sound of American music.

Ray Charles helped shape soul by blending gospel, blues, jazz, country, rhythm and blues, and pop. Stevie Wonder grew from a young Motown prodigy into one of the most influential writers, performers, and producers of his generation.

Their blindness is part of their story. It is not the full story—and it is certainly not the measure of their talent.

Disability Pride asks us to look past the assumptions we make about what someone may or may not be able to do, and to make room for the ability, creativity, leadership, and perspective already there.

See the person. See the talent. See the impact.

And then—turn the volume up.

Watch Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder perform together:
https://youtu.be/wh7RxK2uUzk?is=s_rNm9WmW-WKYKfV⁠

When Wicked Movie made its way to the big screen, Marissa Bode made history as the first wheelchair user to portray Ness...
07/20/2026

When Wicked Movie made its way to the big screen, Marissa Bode made history as the first wheelchair user to portray Nessarose.

Her casting was meaningful not only because it was a first, but because it brought authentic representation to a role that had never before been played onscreen by a disabled actor.

This Disability Pride Month, we are celebrating artists like Marissa Bode who help broaden the stories we see—and who remind us how much stronger those stories can be when people with lived experience are part of telling them.

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112 E Center Street
Berea, OH
44017

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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+12165865853

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